Finding a healthy work/life balance as a young professional in London
At best the London lifestyle is exciting, exhilarating, and full of opportunity, but at worst it can be challenging, exhausting and almost unmanageable. At the root of this problem, for many graduates and young professionals is the pressure they feel to balance a...
London Living: A guide to surviving and thriving in the City
Moving to the Big Smoke can be a daunting experience at the best of times. Luckily, as you find yourself here reading the Springboard blog, you can be safe in the knowledge that you’ve already found at least one thing that is going to make your life one heck of a lot...
Why we, at Springboard, love Shepherds Bush, and why we are certain you will too.
Situated in the borough of Hammersmith and Fulham, Shepherds Bush (or SheBu to those in the know) dates back to the year 704 in The Iron Age. Many stories have been floated over the years as to how SheBu came to get its name until eventually one stuck. Shepherds, so...
Why I’m moving back to Springboard this year (for the 3rd time!)
My personal Springboard experience has already been well-documented here on this blog. However, what I have thus far failed to mention is that as of March 2016, I will become a Springboarder again, for the third time! "What's so good about Springboard?" I hear you...
A chat with Rob, Springboard’s go to guy
Earlier this week I had the pleasure of catching up with Rob, who takes cares of everything day-to-day at Springboard's all-inclusive accommodation in West Hampstead, Fulham and Shepherd's Bush. (Barons Court is looked after by Amy.) Rob has worked for Springboard for...
Christmas comes to Springboard!
On Friday 18th December tenants from Springboard West Hampstead, Fulham, Barons Court and Shepherd's Bush congregated at Elk Bar in Fulham for the Springboard Christmas Party (by all accounts a popular destination!) Springboard residents rarely need an excuse for a...
Springboard Barons Court: Affordable, all-inclusive, friendly, young professional accommodation, 20 minutes from the heart of London
Nestled between Hammersmith and Fulham, close to the Thames, Springboard Barons Court has become home to many the discerning young professional, looking for a cosy, safe and quiet retreat a 20 minute tube ride from central London. Barons Court benefits from being on...
Sophie’s Springboard Experience: A first-hand review of our young professional accommodation in London
I stumbled across Springboard by complete chance in early 2009. As a third year (Classics, if it matters) student at university I was being forced to confront the harsh reality that the raucous and continual party that had represented the last 3 years of my life, was...
Why I love West Hampstead, and why, as a young professional in London, I think you will too.
Nestled between Hampstead with its cosy pubs and woodland walks, and Kilburn, edgy and with a vibrant live music scene, West Hampstead is often overlooked in favour of its more notorious neighbours. The residents however are keen to ensure that West Hampstead remains...
The 4 biggest problems that everyone who lives in a London flatshare knows to be true (And how renting at Springboard will eliminate these for good)
The problem? The stresses of Flat hunting: The hunt for a London flatshare itself, particularly in a place as vast and diverse as London can throw up a whole host of horrors before you even move in. If you’re new to the city, you’ll start your search trawling through...
Introducing Springboard & Sophie our resident blogger
Hi. I’m Sophie, a twenty-something year old professional writer and former Springboard tenant twice over. As of today, I am also pleased to be the Springboard blogger. 5 years ago, I was new to Springboard, new to London, still twenty-something and probably not all...